Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lake Monticello (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lake Monticello. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Lake Monticello ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
Although we can't give a definitive list, hopefully the following will give you a feel for the variations that might occur.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lake Monticello: Lk. Monticello
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the west contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lake Monticello is located in Fluvanna County.
To see how the shape of Virginia's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Fluvanna County: Albemarle, Buckingham, Cumberland, Goochland & Louisa.
Below are the counties that are near Lake Monticello. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lake Monticello:
- Fluvanna County (The home county of Lake Monticello)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Kents Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Kents Store is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kents Store
- Fork Union
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Weber City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Nicholas
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Nicholas is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nicholas
- Columbia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Albemarle County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Woodridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Rose Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Keswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Shadwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Shadwell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadwell
- Simeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Cobham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
- Eastham
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eastham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastham
- Scottsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Point is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Monacan Town ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Monacan Town is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monacan Town
- Rio
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rio is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rio
- Keene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buckingham County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Bridgeport
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Bridgeport is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeport
- New Canton
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- New Canton is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Canton
- Arvonia
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Centenary
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centenary is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centenary
- Gold Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Gold Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Hill
- Axtell
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Axtell is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Axtell
- Glenmore
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Glenmore is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenmore
- Gravel Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Manteo
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Manteo is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manteo
- Dillwyn
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Mount Vinco
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Vinco is located in Buckingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Vinco
- Buckingham
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Charlottesville City
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Belmont
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Belmont is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Charlottesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Locust Grove is located in Charlottesville City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Cumberland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Lakeside Village
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Lakeside Village is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeside Village
- Trenton Mills
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Trenton Mills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trenton Mills
- Trents Mill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Trents Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trents Mill
- Clinton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Clinton is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinton
- Cumberland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Goochland County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Caledonia
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Caledonia is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caledonia
- Tabscott
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Tabscott is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabscott
- Hadensville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Fife
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Enon
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Enon is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enon
- Sandy Hook
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Hook is located in Goochland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hook
- Goochland
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Maidens
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Greene County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Quinque
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Quinque is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinque
- Dawsonville
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Dawsonville is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawsonville
- Amicus
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Amicus is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
- Stanardsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Cedarmere ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarmere is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarmere
- Louisa County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Medlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Medlock is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medlock
- Bells Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Crossroads
- Green Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Springs is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
- Meltons
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Meltons is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meltons
- Trevilians
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trevilians is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trevilians
- Louisa
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vigor
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Vigor is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vigor
- Cuckoo
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Cuckoo is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuckoo
- Mineral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pendleton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pendleton is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pendleton
- Gays ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Gays is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gays
- Shelfar
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shelfar is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelfar
- Madison County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Madison Mills
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Mills is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Mills
- Burnt Tree
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Burnt Tree is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Tree
- Radiant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Radiant is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radiant
- Aroda
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Aroda is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aroda
- Hood
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Wolftown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Nelson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Schuyler
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Faber
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Rockfish
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Rockfish is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockfish
- Warminster
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Warminster is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warminster
- Durrett Town
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Durrett Town is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durrett Town
- Adial
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Adial is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adial
- Greenfield
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Greenfield is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Onan
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Onan is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onan
- Afton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lodebar
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
- Lodebar is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodebar
- Nellysford
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Myndus
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Old Myndus is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Myndus
- Orange County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Gordonsville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Barboursville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Madison Run
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Madison Run is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Madison Run
- Montpelier Station
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Orange
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Danton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Danton is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danton
- Grassland
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Grassland is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassland
- Vulcan
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Vulcan is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
- Powhatan County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Beaumont
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Beaumont is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaumont
- Michaux
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Michaux is located in Powhatan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michaux
- Spotsylvania County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Holladay
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Holladay is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holladay
- Belmont
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Belmont is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
- Childs Cove
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northeast)
- Childs Cove is located in Spotsylvania County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs Cove
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lake Monticello, see our County-by-County Page for Lake Monticello.
Cemeteries Near Lake Monticello ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lake Monticello.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lake Monticello - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lake Monticello covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- New Bethel Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Mt. Eagle Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Magruder Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chisholm - Bishop Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Antioch Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Ash Lawn Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Slate Hill Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Wake Forest Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- South Plains Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bruce Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Monticello Graveyard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Jefferson Tomb
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Continue List (230 more) ...
- Zion Hill Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Grace Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Riverview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Lake Monticello in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lake Monticello.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lake Monticello, with the one closest to Lake Monticello listed first.
- Union Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Union Mills is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Mills
- Woodridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Woodridge is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
- Palmyra
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Keswick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Antioch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Antioch is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antioch
- Bybee
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bybee is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bybee
- Zion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Zion is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion
- Campbell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Campbell is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbell
- Simeon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Simeon is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simeon
- Overton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Overton is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overton
- Wilmington
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wilmington is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Blenheim
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Blenheim is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blenheim
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Carysbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Carysbrook is located in Fluvanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysbrook
- Mallory ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Mallory is located in Louisa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallory
- Cobham
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cobham is located in Albemarle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobham
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lake Monticello. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lake Monticello.
Newspapers Published in Lake Monticello ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 78 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Monticello.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lake Monticello, there are papers which were published within 14 miles [22.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lake Monticello.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lake Monticello:
- Websites specific to Virginia
- Pages specific to Fluvanna County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Albemarle County
- Buckingham County
- Charlottesville City
- Cumberland County
- Goochland County
- Greene County
- Louisa County
- Madison County
- Nelson County
- Orange County
- Powhatan County
- Spotsylvania County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Virginia
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lake Monticello, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake Monticello) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |